SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ATTRIBUTION ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS
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Question
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Social Categorization
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Social De-categorization
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Prejudice
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social categorization involves the classification of oneself and others, often unconsciously or without intention, as members of social groups on the basis of shared attributes such as ethnicity, physical features, or even psychological traits (Stangor et al., 1992; Kunda and Spencer, 2003; Abrams, 2012).
Detailed explanation-2: -Social categorization is the process by which people categorize themselves and others into differentiated groups. Categorization simplifies perception and cognition related to the social world by detecting inherent similarity relationships or by imposing structure on it (or both).
Detailed explanation-3: -Social categorization refers to the classification of other individuals into particular group memberships based on characteristics deemed meaningful by society. Examples of social categories include age group, sex, and race.